I bought a wyze camera on Amazon and I plan on hacking using the guide below. I plan to us Zoneminder to record. Has anyone tried this?
Camera:
Amazon.com : Wyze Cam 1080p HD Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera with Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Works with Alexa & the Google Assistant, One Pack, White - WYZEC2 : Camera & Photo
Guide:
## OpenIPC Install ##
#### June 8th, 2018 ####
#### Version 0.2.6.1
#### https://openip.cam ####
### Full Disclosure ###
- OpenIPC for Wyze V2 is forked from dafang-hacks and is based on a proprietary Wyze firmware (demo.bin) with implementations allowing the end user to take full control of their Wyze camera.
- OpenIPC for Wyze V1 is forked from fang-hacks and is based on a proprietary Xiaomi firmware (FIRMWARE_660R.bin) with implementations allowing the end user to take full control of their Wyze camera.
- At this time OpenIPC is not a 100% completely open source project as we rely upon the chinese base firmware at the moment to execute our payload (install method).
- We do not have intentions to rewrite low level boot code and drivers for this camera model, instead we provide end users the ability to mitigate risk by gaining full root control.
- Source code repositories for all added binaries will be added to the project shortly (snx_rtsp_server/dropbear). The inherent risk of a chinese base firmware can now be fully mitigated.
### Installation Instructions Wyze V2: ###
This process only works for Wyze V2. There are no flashing LED or sound effects from V1.
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I’ve tried the hack yes. It works, but keep in mind 2 limitations that IMO are crucial. 1) no auto night vision, so you have to manually toggle it on/off, 2) can’t do 1080p.
Right now this is more for monitoring my front door from the inside when not home. I leave my house unlocked during the day so the kids can run across the street from their grandparents and get toys. So I just want a camera to record and send pictures when I am not at home.
Can’t you just use the generic camera component? Do the wyze cameras allow ftp upload?